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Game Operations Director job

Posted: July 25, 2006
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subject: Game Operations Director , Cryptic Studios

Cryptic Studios is looking for Game Operations Director
duration - Full Time

Job details: Game Operations Director Cryptic Studios sets a new standard for Massively Multiplayer Online role playing games. We strive to give our fans new experiences that knock their socks off. Located in Northern California in Los Gatos, we create the fun, focused and casual atmosphere of a small developer. We actively balance our work with the personal lives of our employees. At Cryptic, everyones ideas matter. We only hire the best and most talented people who love the work, the genre and the game.

We're building our next generation games now, but soon we will also start running them ourselves. We need a really sharp person to oversee the physical hardware, and ensure the that software that manages it gets constantly more automated and reliable.

On the hardware side, you will need to deal with colo provisioning, hardware and bandwidth purchasing, managing hundreds of networked computers running in multiple sites with 24/7 uptime, etc.

On the software side, you will mentor and guide the operations team (programmers and admins) in creating and managing the tools and software needed to deploy, run, and monitor highly complex game server software and hardware.

Our ideal candidate would have a strong knowledge of both network operations and programming, but we would be willing to consider a strong programming manager who wants to learn operations or master operations lead with a flair for directing programmers.

Everyday you could be:
Lead the day-to-day management of the operations team, including the planning and scheduling of workloads
Develop architecture and design software systems for game operations
Ensure good communication between operations and game development teams
Help identify areas of risk and develop risk mitigation strategies.
Plan network provisioning and manage setting up co-location sites

Things wed like to see:
Extensive experience with C programming and scripting
Proven ability to architect high-level complex software systems.
Deep knowledge of networking - routers, switches, VPN tunneling, etc.
Excellent leadership skills and mentoring capability.
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
5 years experience required
2 years management experience required
4 year degree required

Location: Los Gatos, CA, United States

Contact info:
We offer a competitive salary and full benefits including health, dental, vision, and 401(k)-
as well as a fun, flexible, informal workplace.

http://www.crypticstudios.com
E-mail: recruiting@crypticstudios.com
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